St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
IS THERE A PLOT IN 1T?
Recently Relieved Convicts Are
Rapidly Getting Out of the

Recently Relieved Convicts Are
Rapidly Getting Out Of the
Way.
The notorious prOcureSS, Harriet
Burner, who was rearreSted in st. Paul
Wednesday night on requisition from
Kansas, was taken to the county jail
yesterday. She has employed attorneys,
and writ of habeas corpus was
issued by Judge Kelly, made re-
turnable before Judge Wilkin in the
district court this morning at 10 o'clock
The warrant of arrest charged her with
procuring in Topeka, Kan. four years
ago. Mrs. Burner states that she was
arrested once on the same charge and
acquitted. After leaving Topeka Mrs.
B urner came to Minneapolis, where she
was convicted in 1884 on charge of
being a procuress and sentenced
to three years in the Saltwater
penitentiary. Mrs. Burner claims to
be able to prove that the charges against
eX-W arden Reed of being intimate with
female convicts are fabricationS. and
were instituted by the matrOn and War
den StordOck, who secured the affida-
Wits of the cOnvictS AZeida Beaudrey
and Mary Weishair by foul means. The
further hearing of the Warden Reed
case begins again next Monday morn
ing, and Mrs. Burner had signified her
intention of appearing before the
prison board to exOnorate Reed and re-
veal the conspiracy against him. She
asserts that her arrest on the reqniSi-
ton from Topeka was caused by War
den StOrdOck to get her out of the way.
Lautenschlager and Mr. and Mrs.
Rapp, sentenced from st. Paul ten
years ago for the killing of Mrs. Lick,
were released from the penitentiary at
the time Mrs. Burner was released.
These three were also very severe in
their denunciation of Warden Stor-
docks management of the prison, and
were to be called to confirm Mrs. Bur
ner'S testimony and eXonerate Reed.
They came to st. Paul and went to their
old home on Tenth street, near st.
Peter, to live. On Tuesday morning
last Rapp left the house and he has not
been seen since. This
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
is also accredited, by some, to Stordock,
but no facts can be established, and the
police have not been able to get any
trace of the missing man. Rapp was
weak in mind and body when he left
the prison. When leaving home Tues
day morning he an nOunced his intention
of going to see an old friend who lived
on West Seventh street, near the short
line crossing, but he never reached
that destination. The authorities are
of the opinion that there is something
wrong, and sensational developments
are expected in the future.
Powderly Cannot Come.
There was a meeting last evening at
Crusade hall of representatives from
the different Catholic Total Abstinence
societies of the city. Matters pertain
ing to the Catholic Total Abstinence
union were discussed. Mr.. Carfeere,
from the committee to wait on Mr..
Powderly, for the purpose of having
him deliver temperance address to the
societies in st. Paul, reported, that ow-
ing to pressure of important business,
Mr. Powderly would be unable to ac-
cept the committees invitation. The
same gentleman also explained the
making out of the annual reports and
the subject of the per capita" tax. The
question of the forming of ladies' tenn
perance societies to act in conjunction
with the male societies was brought up,
but left undecided. -,